As with anything new, be sure to explain the traits of your species OOCly to your RP partners before proceeding to give them a chance to respond knowledgeably.Ĭanon Meter: Mentioned throughout Knights of the Old Republic E.U. Be mindful of “godmodding” with that “extreme intelligence” thing. Traits: Extreme intelligence and capable of seeing into the infrared spectrum. This can be disguised by dressing your character in heavy gloves or gauntlets. NOTE: Arkanians also have 4-clawed digits.
If you’re looking for a strong-willed female character, consider the Hapan.Īppearance: Tan skin, white hair, white eyes (will require buying the “white eye” option for humans, although you can disguise your character’s eyes by making your Arkanian a Cyborg with eye-concealing cybernetics). Prior to that time they were dominated by the Lorell Raiders pirate gang. Old Republic History: Hapan became a matriarchal society about 1,000 years before the events of TOR. Keep in mind that it would be rare to find a male Hapan (though not impossible), and this race was considered pretty uniform in build (body type 2, I’d say)Ĭanon Meter: Mentioned throughout various E.U. Homeworld: Hapes, The Hapes Cluster in the Inner RimĪppearance: Extremely Beautiful (Hapans have poor night vision, so dark eyes might help your persona). Old Republic History: Around the time of TOR, the Lorrdians were involved in a sector-wide conflict called the “Kanz Disorders.” Traits: Skilled mimics who use a sophisticated form of “kinetic communication.”Ĭanon Meter: Senator Nee Alavar appeared in the prequel films. Most of these can be created with the baseline human without having to purchase hair or eye options separately. See if they spark some creative RP possibilities for your next character. In many cases a twist on hair and eye color suffice, but it’s more in how you play the traitsof the race that count. I recently did some digging, and found more than 60 unique races in the Star Wars universe that you can create in-game using the human model. I recall once seeing a “blind” smuggler (Miraluka character played as a “blind human”) trying to “shoot” a “glass” off another character’s head. The ability to jump Legacy boundaries makes for some fun as well. Let’s face it, atheistic Mirialans or Force-deprived (read: “blind”) Miraluka, are pretty rare, but pretty cool to see acted out. Hat’s off to those RPers out there who buck the trend and try for something outside the norm.
Once you’ve seen one former slave Twi’lek, one chip-on-his-shoulder Zabrak, or one Chiss with a superiority complex, you’ve seen ’em all. If you’re lucky enough to get an arm and a leg without paying an arm and a leg, you’re one leg up on Sentient.īut what if you’re not interested in creating a droid character? What if you want to take your RP to the next level, but you’re just not keen on the droid thing? What other options are there? RolePlaying as a human, cyborg, Sith Pureblood, Twi’lek or Zabrak is fine, but there are thousands of them out there. Since then, BioWare has tossed RolePlayers a bone by introducing robotic limb replacements in cartel drops as cybernetic armor pieces.
A while ago, I introduced you to “Sentient,” a unique character portrayal in that the player used armor combinations to create a “droid.” In case you missed it, you can find out how to create your own “playable droid race” here.